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Latest NewsNEW BBA CERTIFICATE FOR ELITE 63 AND ELITE 70 (16 January 2008)
Spectus fabricators Coastal Windows have successful gained BBA Certification for the fabrication of Elite 63 and Elite 70 – Certificate No 04/4080 – Reissued in the new BBA Certificate format.
Brian Dickinson, Coastal’s Quality Manager, takes great pleasure in the award and comments, ‘These third-party approvals are very important for Coastal, and will be of great benefit to our customers. Those involved with new-build projects, or with work for Local Authorities and Housing Associations, will find BBA Certification a great way of demonstrating the high standard of the window they are fitting’
The BBA Certificate covers casement windows made from both systems and Tilt and Turn windows made from Elite 70. All Coastal’s standard casement windows have also been tested and shown to meet the requirements of BS7950, the specification for enhanced security performance for domestic windows.
BBA APPROVED NOVABRIK CHOSEN FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (16 January 2008)
BBA approved product Novabrik (Certificate No 07/4421), dry-built brick cladding system had been chosen for low-cost/high energy efficiency housing development.
Design and Build Contractor, Merlin Timber Frame Ltd has used the BBA approved Novabrik, the mortarless, brick cladding system for an affordable, eco-friendly housing development in Somerset.
Novabrik is a BBA Certificated and NHBC approved cladding system that comprises brick-sized interlocking tiles which lock together to form a weatherproof, ventilated outer skin for timber-framed, steel-framed or concrete panel structures. It is also suitable for use with conventional block-work walls or ICF (Insulated Concrete Formwork) systems.
The interlocking construction works as a cladding system with units overlapping, preventing water from penetrating the wall.
The main benefits of the Novabrik System are speed of installation and the fact that no wet trades are needed, meaning that installation can continue in virtually all weather conditions. Novabrik is suitable for new-build as well as refurbishment projects. Savings in installation times of up to 50% have been experienced, resulting in earlier occupancy and overall reductions in contract duration.
The development, built for Falcon Rural Housing – the housing association for Sedgemoor District Council, provides seven, two/three bedroom homes for local residents of the pretty village of Nether Stowey near Bridgwater.
The choice of Novabrik for the external cladding was partly the rural location of the development. A traditional appearance was essential to blend in with surrounding properties; however Novabrik provided other important benefits, according to Merlin Contracts Directors Duncan Attwell, who commented:
‘Novabrik is an entirely dry-built cladding system so we didn’t need to bring any wet trades on site, keeping the site clean and tidy and gave us much better use of our labour resources. As well as this, we were able to carry on fixing even through wet weather conditions that would have stopped bricklaying dead’.
Merlin appointed sub-contractors, South Wales Building Services to install the Novabrik. Their M.D, Ray Brookes commented. ‘It’s a very straightforward product to use – the manufacturer – Acheson & Glover, provided training and we were able to complete the cladding of all seven houses in just 11 days’.
ROSER LIGHTWEIGHT ROOFING SYSTEM IN ‘SHAMELESS’ (16 January 2008) The system consists of 1.3m long tile panels that are nailed to battens and quickly fixed in a horizontal system that overlaps and interlocks for high strength and resistance to wind uplift. The visible upper surface is a layer of embedded stone chips sealed with an acrylic overglaze, giving the appearance of traditional tiles. RECENT CERTIFICATE CHANGES.
New Certificates added between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
07/4468 ECOSTAR MAJESTIC SLATES - CARLISLE SYNTEC INCORPORATED
Amendments to Existing Certificates between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
00/3668 MONARFLEX GAS-RESISTANT DAMP-PROOF MEMBRANES -
Icopal Ltd
Detail Sheets added between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
None.
Certificate Reinstatements between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
None.
Certificates withdrawn between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
85/1556 BS 16 DAMP-PROOF COURSE SYSTEM - Wacker Chemicals Ltd
Detail Sheet withdrawals between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
None.
Lapsed Certificates between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
01/3831 DEEPLAS PVC-U WINDOW SYSTEM - Kings Lynn Glass & Trimming Ltd
Suspended Certificates between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
91/2617 SBD MULSIFIX CONCRETE REPAIR SYSTEM - SBD Ltd
Detail Sheet Suspensions between 19 December 2007 and 14 January 2008
None.
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